Will Hays

In 1930 the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, better known as the Hays Office after its chairman, Will Hays, issued a code of self-censorship for the industry.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

In the early summer of 1922, Will Hays, the newly hired head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Organization, made his first official trip to California.

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

On February 17, DeMille wired Lasky to tell Will Hays to send a wire that he could present to Swanson:

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

"He is the super-salesman of the generation," said Will Hays, who managed the 1920 presidential campaign that, with the super-salesman's help, put Warren Harding in the White House.

Present at the Birth of Modern Advertising 2010

Shortly after the matter had been settled, Swanson was sitting with Will Hays at a social function.

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

The Motion Picture Association of America, led by Will Hays, hired Joseph Breen, a professional Catholic and amateur anti-Semite from Philadelphia, to serve as chief industry censor for the next twenty years.

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

In a bid to demonstrate to the American public that Hollywood, still in its infancy, was not the new Sodom and Gomorrah, the MPAAD was created and Will Hays, a former Postmaster General, was brought in to head up the organization.

Row Three » Pre-Code Hollywood: The Rise of Immorality - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions 2008

In fact, Will Hays refused to pass the film in its initial cut, and demanded that additional scenes be shot, including an entirely new ending which Howard Hawks refused to do.

Row Three » Pre-Code Hollywood: The Rise of Immorality - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions 2008

On August 6, 1926, a small audience at the Manhattan Theater in New York saw—and more importantly heard—Will Hays as he stood before a microphone and said, among other things, “Sound will usher in a new era of pictures and music.”

The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

On August 6, 1926, a small audience at the Manhattan Theater in New York saw—and more importantly heard—Will Hays as he stood before a microphone and said, among other things, “Sound will usher in a new era of pictures and music.”

The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002